The Sun. — London, England, 1836-08-09 00:00:00

am. that 21 less th an 800 or 1,000 persons have been corn during is th e l ast fO ur or five years under thi s l aw . e ls no doubt but that these unstamped publications ?" 4 " lu'creased to an extent which it is impossible to seerita',,, with correctness ; but it has been computed, _a_y, .t .ose persons who are most conversant with the Palf.ct, that during the twelve months the sale has me. s last •easeu from aO,OOO to 2,50,000. This I know, that Yuen Mr. Cleave's printing-hous e was entered, under the Iprovisions of the Act, on a day previous to that of pub lication, it was discovered that 40,000 copies were prepared for publication, and the press was employed in throwing off several hu n d reds by the hour. Now this Bill, my Lords, s intended t o ditni, • • put an end t o t hi s state o f t hi ngs, and, by 116 1 1Vg the duty, to diminish the temptation. It pro vides to give th at protect i on for collecting this branch of the revenue whi c h i s g i ven for the protection of other branche s of the revenue, and which will be found effectual for the purpose ; fest. nothing else can be found effectual. It proposes that on information a warrant can be issued, empowering tho officer to enter the premises of the printer fl the day, and to do so by breaking open the door, if ne lessary. T hus I think these publications will be greatly lessened by thi s measure, b ecause, on the one hand, it dimi nishes the, temptation to issue them ; and, on the other ihand, it vins the Government with sufficient power to enforce, the law. lam perfectly satisfied that this will be the e:fee c of the proposed change in the law ; and I have, therefore, only to observe that if this Bill do not pass into a law, the present state of thi ngs w ill necessar il y cont i nue andbecome worse, and these unstamped publications will increase. Besides, it' on the present occasion your Lord mhips should think fit to reject this measure, the effect will be to throw the whole trade, which expects the proposed remission of duty, into a state of disturbance, whilst I am persuaded, as I have already said, that if you sanction it, it will extinguish the present unstamped publications. I thought it necessary to refer thus briefly to the existing state of the law, and to point out the consequences of not Passin g this measure into a law. I now move that the 'louse resolve itself into a Committee on this Bill. The motior, having been agreed tn, clauses 1 to 9 were agreed to. On clause 10 being proposed, Lord Is'iNDHURST entirely agreed with the Noble 'Viscount, in the importance of Parliament taking some steps towards checking the evil resulting from the existence of Iles tamp e d p u bli cat i ons, and that it was the duty of Parliament to do everything in its power to prevent the violation of the law which took place with respect to them. He did not rise, therefore, for the purpose of opposing this , 441 ; but lie stated t o th e N o bl e Vi scount somet i me ago his objection to the clause then under consideration. The objection which he felt to this clause applied equally to that Which succeeded it, and to schedule B in the Bill. By these clauses it was provided that the names of every one or the proprietors, however numerous, together with their description and place of residence, should be registered at the Strop-office ; and not only their names but the share s or; interest which they might have in a News- Paper. And it was further provided that if any transfer of a share or interest, or any part thereof, took place, that transfer should be registered, and these registrations r enewed every year. Now a system more arbitrary, in quisitorial, and unjust, was never yet proposed, and that without any necessity, as he should convince their ~liordships . B e f ore h e a d verted to the manner in which Lordship s ' cl ause was lik e l y to operate he wished to direct their aaordships' attention to the existing law with respect to !the proprietors of newspapers. According to the law as it now existed the printer's and publisher's name must be tegistered at the stamp-office. It was also necessary that two of the proprietors who held the largest shares should likewise he registered. Previously to the year 1798, it was extremely difficult to bring an action or to lay an indict ment against any Newspaper in consequence of not being able to ascertain against whom these proceedings should be directed, and it was for the purpose of obviating these difficulties that the 38th Geo. 111. was passed, containing the provision by which the printer's name as well as the Publisher's was required, and the register of the names of the two largest proprietors also required. That law was bow- in operation for a period of forty years, and, so far as ,regarded th e o p era ti on o f i t w i th respect to prosecutions, had been uniformly found effectual. There was no in stance where a party anxious to exercise the right, either by briraging an action or by i n di c t ment , did not fi n d defen tants, against whom such a proceeding could be instituted. Pe twist be allowed to call their Lordships' attention— tothey wer e acqua i nte d w i t h t h e hi story of the per i od — , Y tl'e strenuous a n d v i gorous oppos i t i on w hi c h was given b the pa rt y i n oppos i t i on (he would not say the Whigs, for that term might offend), to the Bill when it was Propos-ed. It was very true that they were then candi dates for power and for public favour, which circumstances ' , We were to judge alone from th e present measure, it was lithe clear were now changed.—(Hear, hear, hear.) In kddition to the security to which he had just referred it was 33r "idee under the Bill of 1830, which was a mere exten 'llon of the former Act, that a publisher of a newspaper should give security to the amount of 400/., and two secu rities of the same amount, to answer any amount of da mage=s which might be found against him, either in a civil 44 .0 n or in a criminal prosecution. This was the state of t ile la w as it stood at present, and he knew no one case `"here an action of prosecution was instituted with effect On thi s ground, or in which the securities so given were 4 °t sufficient to meet the amount of damage or the fine :warded. He now came to the clause which had since be en added t o th e Bill. I t was a dd e d at a very late stage ` the proceedin g , an d no t a t th e suggest i on of any mem ber of the Government, but at the instance of some indi vidual or body of individuals of extreme Liberal opinions, t. a lthough, if b e m i g h t b e perm i tted to j udge from the na ure of th e c l ause i tse lf , he should say they were utterly Ignorant of the ver y first principles of liberal feeli ngs .-- (Rear, hear.) He entirely agreed with the Noble Vis gcOtint t h at nothing was more calculated to endanger the C on stitution and law of a country than a weak and feeble °vernment, which was compelled to yield to the sugges tr°ll or any section of its supporters because it knew that an ectual resistance was vain. He also agreed with the Noble Viscount that no Government should continue its tot tTeritig exi s t ence at a sacr i f i ce of principle. He (Lord " - ndhurst) s t ate d t h at i n the year 1798 the Whig party I b l ) Posed a, Bill introduced on this subject. It was opposed Mr, Tierney, Sheridan, Sir W. Pulteney, Mr. Hob d`'e, and a l so b y anot h er N o bl e L or d now no more—an ) Iv:dual of great respectability, and to whom he should t refer on the present occasion, were it not for the purpose t calling th e attention of the House to an expression used i t that Noble Lord. He alluded to Lord William ; and upon the occasion i n ques ti on hi s Lord p express e d hi mse lf i n t h ese words— " He gave his most decided opposition to the measure. If the editor rd the acti ng p ropr i etor were made responsible he saw no talon why the other p ar ti es w h o a d vance d t h e cap i ta l aaanld be included. It was in his opinion an insidious and derh an d ed blow to the freedom of the press." Mr. Sheri n t'Von the same occasion said, " Unless a number of per i's were to join in the establishment of a Newspaper it 7 , add be impossible, from the amount of the capital required, i r establish one at a ll , an d such regulations would cer :jab' discoura ge p ersons f rom t a ki ng s h ares i n a News r'4l)". He would be glad to know whether by this it was e ant th a t if G overnment paid a paper for the purpose of I , b „ l 'l i thug the Opp os i t i on , t h e T reasury, b y so ass i st i ng to k eep c Paper, wou ld b e cons id ere d a propr i etor, an d b e an werable for the consequences." He (Lord Lyndhurst) did Ilet mean to insinuate anything of the kind. In that dis tltssion it was agreed by both parties that the law should not 7 carried one step further than was necessary ; and when w e came into C omm itt ee , th e names o f t h ree propr i etors Pe inserted on the suggestion of Lord Eldon, then the ludtorney-General ; but Mr. Addington the Speaker, con ered thi s go i ng too far, and he accordingly reduced the t anber to t wo . Thi s took place in the year 1798, and the A ct of the 38th of Geo. 111. had been acted upon from at t ti me up t o t h e present, an d h a d or i g i nally b een adopted scat was Gov ernment i n the B i ll now b efore the House. But a„!was the present Bill? It provided that every proprie should be registered, with his name, residence, with the rant of his share or interest in the concern, or even any re newed of such interest, and this registration was to be p.ewed every six months. If it were proved that these ad ditions had been recommended by the quarter to sa'tntin tit th4tl_ eiresdes reietrt4, ‘Jist.t ciscsassfstaw.R. only afforded ano ,l:l' instance to show that those persons who were most thenni_orous for liberty—(Hear)—who cried most loudly for freedom of the press, the Radicals, root and branch, were 41.1Ztvery occasion where they could exercise power, more in°lrarY, more tyrannical —more searchingly and unspar rY tyrannical —than any other class of men. A daily . 1 7 o r i as their Lordships all knew, required a large out capital and an immence establishment. The pro tritetiorship was not vested in one, two, or three individuals, 1 1 , 1 d o t o !‘;as held in shares by a great number of persons, who 'Lung whatever to do with the conduct of the paper. tro grcat number might reside at a distance from the me- P°lls--some were women and children. This species of OroPertv hls , was made the subject of marriage settlement and r di' l ged as security for debts. It could be mortgaged and O P°l ed r • N if t he ir Lord be %, 41 „ s o in a great variety of ways. No w ' 0 Passed this Bill every Newspaper proprietor would s eeu , M , e exposed to personal attacks and to actions and pro toneLetons for matters with which individually they had no Per son rn, and would not this have the effect of inducing ves ,. s to withdraw their capital, for the purpose of in exp`olasit in other speculations, in which they would be less sp eet ; -1 to annoyance? He had heard from a most re staiitiaanile individual, Mr. Baldwin, the proprietor of the d eter: that the effect of the Bill would be at least to „ foriv his property to the extent of 50 per cent. But in ob i'n!' was all t hi s to b e done ? If a party succeeded Act, a thi o " . a verdict he had the security afforded by the 'blea r 1798. But he would beg the House to view the I " with regard to the future. Every person was most deeply interested in the character of the public press, and nothing could be of greater consequence to the country than the character of that public press.—(Hear, hear.) Some persons thought that the author of every article ought to be known to the world. He did not now intend to discuss that question. Much could be said on both sides ; but these clauses afforded no more facility in this respect than the former Bill. He would exhort their Lord ships not to agree to these clauses. It had been said that the House of Lords could not make an amendment to this Buil without infringing the privileges of the House of Com mons. Now these clauses had nothing to do with money. They were clauses of police and of regulation, not relating to the duty, but merely to matters of police and justice. Could it be said that the House of Lords had no right to interfere with these clauses because one part of the Bill re lated to money ? Every rule of Constitutional law and every authority proved the converse of such a proposition. ( Hear.) If there were money clauses, and if it would be an infringement of the privileges of the House of Commons to interfere with them, the House of Commons could send up another Bill, merely omitting these clauses, and the House would at once pass it, or it might do that which would be better, send up a Bill repealing the Stamp Duties alto gether. To retain such machinery for the purpose of levy ing a duty of one penny appeared to him the most absurd thing in the world. He would again entreat their Lord ships to reject these clauses. They had nothing to do with the money provisions of the Bill ; they were mere clauses of police, and he could not help considering them contrary to every principle of justice, and contrary to the provisions of the Act of 1798, and contrary to the policy of his Majesty's Government, which, in introducing these clauses, he thought had weakly given way to the wishes of a party in the other House. It was upon these grounds , therefore, that he should move the rej ec ti on o f thse clauses.—( Hear.) The LORD CHANCELLOR should in the first place observe that these clauses introduced no provision unknown to the Act of 1798. The Noble and Learned Lord per haps had not read the 28th clause of that Act. It was perfectly true that by that Act the two largest proprietors were required to register, and that was considered a suffi cient security to the public. But the Act did not stop here. For, seeing that cases of injustice might arise, a provision was introduced providing that, if any person or persons should file any Bill for the discovery of the pro prietors of a newspaper, or of the editor or publisher, in order to give effect to, or carry on, any action at law by reason of any slanderous matter, it should n o t be lawful for the defendant to plead or demur to the Bill, but he should be compelled to make the discovery required. Means, therefore, were provided by which any party who considered that he had not adequate redress against the re gistered proprietors, could ascertain who the other proprie tors were. Had this, he would ask, the appearance of tyranny ? It was not the scheme of the Act of 1798 that a party should be still and conceal from the world that he was the proprietor of a certain Newspaper. The scheme of that Act was that persons should be subject to certain lia bilities, which certainly ought to be enforced against per sons placed in their situation. The Act of 1798 having laid down the rule that only two proprietors should be re gistered, a return was also directed to be made of the names of those not registered. That return was to be de posited in the office of the Commissioners of Stamps. Con sequently, by a less circuitous course, parties could get at the names of the proprietors ; therefore, when the Noble and Learned Lord talked of tyranny and oppression, those observations could not have the slightest application to the Bill of 1798. It was not so much for the purpose of de fending the clause as to repel the expressions of the Noble and Learned Lord that he rose upon the present occasion. He trusted, however, that their Lordships would not adopt the proposition of the Noble and Learned Lord, and delay a Bill so essential to the interests of the press, and of the public. He, therefore, hoped that their Lordships would not be induced to throw out a measure in which he repeated the public, and he believed the press, were so essentially in terested. Lord WYNFORD thought the House of Commons had just as much infringed upon the privileges of the House of Lords by introducing these clauses as the House of Lords would infringe upon the privileges of the House of Commons by rejecting them. The Bill was introduced for a certain purpose, and yet the House was to be de prived of exercising its discretion with respect to these clauses. The House certainly had a right to consider or report them if it thought them opposed to sound policy or the liberty of the press. The Noble and Learned Lord said that these clauses had nothing oppressive in their na ture, because the same thing might be done by the Act of 1798. Did not the Noble and Learned Lord see the dif ference between the clauses and the clause of the Act of 1798 ? The Noble and Learned Lord must know that there was a great difference between them, and if it had not been so, the framers of this Bill would never have been so absurd as to introduce the same clause into it. He (Lord Wynford) would show their Lordships in a moment that there was a very great difference.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") That clause which the Noble and Learned Lord read respecting a Bill of discovery was very guarded. The clause was introduced for the purpose of securing a civil right. What oppression was there in that ? That an injured man had the right to seek satisfaction for his injury was one of the simplest principles of jurisprudence ; but this clause went on to guard against the discovery being used for any other purpose than to support a civil action. This made an immense difference. The clauses objected to would afford facilities in cases of inimical prosecutions. He therefore should say that it would be impossible to have the list of names set out in the manner provided in the ninth clause. He agreed with Sheridan that such a mea sure as this would amount to a complete destruction of the liberty of the press, and that it would place it entirely in the hands of the Crown. He could not anticipate that the present Government would do anything improper in this respect, but then the Legislature was not to make laws blindly, and regardless of the future ; but upon this occasion insomuch as would tend to secure the liberty of the press. He felt satisfied that the time would come when particular individuals would be selected from these lists, and made the objects of persecution. He had heard with pleasure the Noble Viscount say that the public was interested in the respectability of those persons who conducted the press of the country. As his Noble and Learned Friend had stated, to carry on a Newspaper required a great capital, and it was necessary that there should be united in the es tablishment men of ability and talents, and men to assist with the contents of their purses. What man of the latter description, he would ask, would become connected with a Newspaper when he knew his name would be set forth ac cording to the form in the Bill ? He did not wish to dis parage the press of the country. He knew that it was con ducted with much integrity : but he was quite sure, inde pendently of all considerations of fear of criminal prosecu tions, every man would object to belonging to Newspapers if his name were to be exhibited to the public. Many persons had objected to belonging to banking-houses because their names would be exhibited. The public now had a security, and why attempt to increase it ? The press was a most powerful instrument, and nothing could be more mischievous to the country than to prevent men of property from con necting themselves with it ; but if this Bill passed, the cha racter of the press would be degraded, and it would fall into the hands of desperate and reckless men. Mr. Sheri dan said that the effect of the Bill of 1798 would be, that if all the names were known, shares in Newspapers worth 2001. would soon not be worth 6d. He would confess that he had hoped that the Noble Lords opposite would not have supported these clauses, and he was never more sur prised than when he heard the Noble Viscount rise to sup port them. He (Lord Wynford) had expected the Noble Lord to come forward and say that he had been in mistake, that he was still a Whig of 1798, and that he would not • patronise these clauses, but move that they be struck out. He, however, had been deceived, but he was happy that the task had been left to his Noble and Learned Fricusl, in whose motion be was bound to say he most cordially con curred.—(Hear, hear.) The LORD CHANCELLOR explained. Lord LYNDHURST explained. Viscount MELBOURNE wished it most distinctly to be understood that this clause was not necessary for the purpose of revenue—(Hear, hear)—but he must most earnestly press upon their Lordships the consideration that uy alteration in the Bill, notwithstanding the opinion of the Noble and Luarne.d. Lord, must be fhtal to it.. But be could assure the House that there was but one opinion on the subject. By a reference to authorities the Noble and Learned Lord would find ►what he stated was the fact. It was for this verb reason, therefore, in order to induce their Lordships to consider the subject, that he had prefaced his motion for going into committee with a short statement of the whole of the case, and he would conjure their Lordships not to come to a vote under the notion that it would be possible to repair the evil this session. The Noble and Learned Lord said—" Bring in another Bill." That was all very well. (Hear, hear.) But the Noble and Learned Lord said, not only bring in another Bill, but he said bring in a Bill to repeal the stamp duties altogether.—(Hear, hear.) He (Viscount Melbourne) would beg leave to ask the Noble Duke, and the Noble Lords opposite if they joined in that recommendation ? This was a bidding for popularity. What did the Noble arid Learned Lord say to the Radicals who by these words he intended to please ? The Noble and Learned Lord's meaning was obvious. It was an attempt to beat those opposed to him in the race of popularity i and to take ad ►-antage of circumstances which upon the present occasion he thought favourable to himself. But there was a great objection to taking off the whole of the stamp duty. If the whole of the stamp duty were taken off it would be im possible to transmit newspapers through the Post Office, !Ind he would say that it was levying the tax more fairly by allowing a duty of one penny to remain on newspapers than by throwing it upon the Post Office, and charging a rate of postage which did of course act with different degrees of ITIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 0. 1836. ' the object of the Bill. He would not follow the Noble and Learned Lord to declarations made in the year 1798—a time of which the Noble Lord spoke with peculiar advan tage, as he had urged that no one had any right to impute to him any politics whatever at that period.—(A laugh.) The measure, however, of 1793 had passed, and they had now to deal with it as law ; and in that very Bill this searching principle of tyranny, as it was termed by the Noble Lord, was to be found. He would ask the House whether the present clause provided anything more than that Bill, except a more easy method of ob taining the names.—( Hear, hear.) He entirely concurred in what had fallen from the Noble and . Learned Lord and and from his Noble Friend as to the importance which they attached to the respectability of the press and the character of those employed upon it ; and he must say that nothing was more likely to add to the respectabi lity of that character, nothing more likely to raise it in public estimation. than that it should be fully known that any individual who might do anything calculated to injure the general character of the press was liable personally to be brought forward ; and he believed that very few of the many men of high and honourable character who were now connected with the press, would feel any reluctance to have their names known. If the effect of the clause were to make persons pause before they connected their names with the press of the country ; if it would prevent the plans of those who might prefer the more base and cowardly me thod of wounding in the dark, to coming forward and de claring openly their opinions and views ; if it would deter from the publication of private libels—it would effect a pur pose highly essential to the well-being of society, to the character of the press itself, and of those by whom it was eonducted.—( Hear.) They had frequently heard com plaints upon that subject in that House ; but after what had fallen from the Noble and Learned Lord it was, at least, sa tisfactory to know, if the motion of the Noble Lord should I:. carried, that they would hear them no more. The Noble Lord had stated that the press was now on the best possible footing ; that he was not prepared to say that any means could be found for correcting the evils of the press, beyond those which already existed ; so that they now knew that in the opinion of the House of Lords no thing could be effected upon that subject. This measure conceded a just boon to the press, a boon to which certainly it was entitled ; though he was not prepared to go to the whole extent to which the Noble Lord had been carried in his innocent enthusiasm with regard to this question, when in concurrence with certain parties in the House of Com mons—parties from whom that Noble Lord widely differed in general political opinions, and who bore a designation which it would affront the Noble and Learned Lord to apply to him—when, in concurrence with those parties, he had asked their Lordships not merely to assent to a reduc tion of the duties, but to take off the whole of the system connected with the stamp duties ; a proposition to which, in the present state of the revenue, he (Lord Lansdowne) could by no means accede. Under those circumstances he should certainly vote for this clause ; being convinced that by the rejection of that clause they would insure the rejec tion of the whole, though it was agreed that the measure itself was most wise and most salutary.—(Hear.) Lord LYNDHURST said it was because this clause was not technically a tack that he had not adopted the course followed by Lord Granville upon the occasion to which the Noble Marquis had alluded. But he had stated that this Bill contained two totally independent matters, and that by introducing them in that form, by annexing them to a money bill, their Lordships' jurisdiction was com pletely fettered ; and that was an argument fully as just, as strong, as convincing, and as material to the privileges of that House, as any question which could be raised upon a clause that was legitimately a tack. As to the opinion which he had expressed respecting to the total repeal of the Stamp Duties, his observation had been this—that he thought they might dispense with the duty altogether, be cause that duty was reduced to so small an amount that it would scarcely be worth the expense attendant upon the complicated machinery of collection.—( Hear.) The House divided upon the question that this clause stand part of the Bill— 40 Contents Non-contents Majority against the clause Clause I 1 was then struck out. The remaining clauses were agreed to ; the report was brought up, and ordered to be received to-morrow. Mr. WARBURTON and others from the Commons brought up the Registration of Voters, Post-Office Commissioners, and Excise Duties Bills. The messengers also reported that the Commons had agrcd to the amendments made by the Lords to the amendments made by the Commons to the amendments made by the Lords in the Bill for the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales. Lord WYNFORD presented a petition from Cornwall, praying for the postponement until next session of the Stan naries Courts Bill. The Earl of FALMOUTH said the question of the re establishment of the Stannaries Courts must stand upon its own merits when it came to be discussed in that House ; but he would state that though there might be different opi nions as to the mode of their re-construction there was no difference of opinion as to the necessity for the establish ment of local Courts in their place. Lord WYNFORD thought the petition at least well worthy of consideration. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved the first reading of the several measures brought up from the Commons. _ The Registration of Votes Bill %vas ordered to be read a second time on Thursday. The Ecclesiastical Leases Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed ; and their Lordships then adjourned shortly after seven o'clock. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA T TER SA LL' S-_ YESTERDAY. The 500 sovs. bet nvide on Thursday was between Wedge and " Gladiator," not Elis. The subjoined quotations will show two or three highly inte resting alterations in the St. Leger betting. Brother to St. Giles, who was last week quoted at 16 to 1, has risen so much in favour since Mr. Kidsdale's sale that he was yesterday backed for upwards of 1,0001. at 5 to I ; the inference drawn by some being that as Scott would not have purchased him if he had not had reasons for supposing him to be better than Gladiator, as a necessary consequence the latter gave way, 7 to 1 having been offered very currently throughout the afternoon. Wedge was also in great force at 6 to I, which was taken to several hundred pounds; at the close a few bets were made at 11 to 2. Redshank was also in great demand at 7to 1, and 9to 1 taken several times about Vulture and Trapball. Elis was not mentioned, and none of the others in much request. A busy afternoon terminated as follows : DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Brother to St.. Giles—taken 11 t.) 2 agst Colonel Westenra's Wedge—taken 13 to 2 agst Mr. Bird's Redshank-7 to 1 taken freely 7 to 1 al - g : st Lord Wilton's Gladiator—offered 9 to 1 agst Mr. Allanson's Vulture—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Trapball—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Orde's Becswing—taken 16 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Matilda colt—taken 17 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Carew—taken 40 to 1 agst Major St. Paul's colt—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Ebberston 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Golden's Lilla colt—taken 4 to 1 agst Carew and Brother to St. Giles—taken 5 to 1 agst Vulture and 13eesvving—itaken 600 to 400 on Brother to St. Giles agst Gladiator—taken 1,050 to 150 each agst Wedge, Gladiator, and Iledshank—taken, BISHOP'S CASTLE RACES, SncoND Der. The Castle Stakes of 5 toys. each, with 25 added. Mr. Cliff's Brecon Lass, 4 yrs Mr. Priest's Ostade, 3 yes Mr. James's Eastham, 6 yrs 3 3 The Tallyho Stakes of 5 sows. each, with 20 added. Mr. Mayne 's Welcome, 5 yrs 1 1 Mr. Hughes Woodman, 5 yrs 2 - 2 HAVERFORDWEST RtICES—FIRST Dar. The Pembrokeshire Stakes of 200 sees. each. Mr. Farmer's Bilbury, aged T. Davies l Mr. Brittow's Doctor Slop, 3 yrs 31r. B. Davies's 3lomus, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Henderson's Doctor Wind, 3 yrs 4 Mr. Gonne na. Conservative,, 5 yrs bolted The Picton Stakes. 3 Subs. Mr. Child's Br( Nnie, aged Mr. Gough's Kendal, aged A Silver Cup, value 25 sous., given by the Members for the Town of Haverfordwest ( Handicap), for horses not thorough bred. Heats, two miles. Mr. Child's Brwnie, aged 1 1 Mr. Currie's Ed w i n , 4 y rs ... 3 2 mr. Ileiaterson's Brother toiian'icCi., 4 yrs - The Orielton Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 10 added ; three yrs old, 7st. 21b. ; four, Bst. 41b ; five, 9st. ; sir, and aged, 9st. 51b. ; half-bred horses allowed 121 b. Twice round and a distance. The winner to besold for 250 sovs., &c. Mr. Farmer's Bilburv, aged Mr. Henderson's Bailer, 5 yrs Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 15 added. Mr. Davies's Momus, 3 yrs navies 1 1 Mr. White's Pilot, 4 yrs ... 2 2 • Mr. Currie's Edwin, 4 yrs bolted The 'Town Plate of 501., added to a Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Bristow's Doctor Slop, 3 yrs Brandy 1 1 Mr. Peel's Changeling, aged Mr. Smith' s L ara, age d Mr. Child' s B rown i e, age d . . 2 dr Mr. Hend erson ' s D octor Wi n d , 3 yrs. ... I - 10 TV TH PARK R A CE S—MulisnA r. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats, mile and a quarter. I 2 1 Mr. Barry's Wait. a-While ••• Lord Milltosvn's Argirio ...... .. ................. 3 1 2 4 4 3Lord H owt h' s R emnant ........................... Air. 11I'Donough's D us t ........................... 23 dr • Sir. Burk e ' s Bl ossom Captain Stanley's Expodition Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with '2O added. Heats, three quar ters of a mile. Mr. Burke's Blossom Mr. Osborne's Delirium, 5 yrs Lord llowth's Smedley Lely Mr. M'Donough's Dust Match, 23 sovs. each.—Lord Howth's Remnant beat Lord Mill town's Jangle Admee. LAMBERTON RACES— WED.vroDA Y. Match, 50 sovs.—Mr. Renton's Hcbc walked over. The Farmer's Plate of 3 sovs each, with 10 sovs. added. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Elliot's Remembrancer, aged Mr. Fawcus's Locksley, 5 yrs.. Capt. Pott's Wallsend, aged Sivi epstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added by tha Town of Ber wick. Heats, once round and a distance. Lord Elcho's Philip, aged 2 1 1 Lord Loughborough's Shamrock, aged Sir W. Scott's The Count A Pony Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 10 says. added. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Taylor's Emma, aged 1 1 . Mr. Watson's Merry Lass Mr. W. Mack's Lally 0 3 Mr. Davidson's Tibbv Fowler Mr. Prentice's Sprightly THURSDAY. _ _ The Oats Stikes of 5 bolls eac - :l;, ' ;:iti:lo — sovs added. Heats, once round and a distance. 6 Subs. Mr. Ibbetson's Figaro, 5 yrs 2 1 Me.•Bogue's Manager... Mr. Davidson's Mowbray Captain Pott's Wallsend 3 0 Mr. Boyd's Lady Mary Mr. Itenton's Hutton 0 0 Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 501. added by the county. Heat 6, _ . once round and a distance. Lord Eleho's Philip, aged Lord Loughborough's Shamrock... 1 2 2 A Purse of 25 soya., given by the Member for the County. Beats, once round and a distance. Mr. Cossar's Clinker, aged Mr. Somner's The Conjuror, aged 3 0 2 Mr. Allan's Prior, aged Mr. Elliot's Remember, 6 yrs 2 2 dr Mr. Millar's Scrimager, aged Mr. Davidson's Mowbray, aged • 'Sweepstakes of 2 soya. each, with 10 added. Mr. Fawcus's Locksley Captain Pott's Wallsend Mr. Boyd's Lady Mary 3 justice in different parts of the country. This was the rea son why he would continue the duty uyon newspapers, and why he would not adopt the suggestion of the Noble and Learned Lord. The Noble and Learned Lord said the pro visions already in existence had always been found ineffectual. He ( Viscount Melbourne) would ask whether solvent defen dants had always been found ? He had been told that there was a portion of the London press which indulged in a great degree in scurrility and abuse ; and when parties asked Counsel whether they could proceed against them, the answer was, that the two registered proprietors were not solvent, and that the parties would, in all probability, be left to pay their own costs. It was for this reason that the clause was introduced ; but he did not contend so much for the clause itself, which was introduced under the circum stances stated by the Noble and Learned Lord, as he 61 for the fact that the clause was proposed by one section of the House of Commons—( Hear, hear) —and that it was not received by one party ; but, on the contrary, that it was adopted by the whole House of Commons—(Hear)-- and by those Hon. Gentlemen who were supposed to act with the Noble Lord and his party in opposition to the Government. The clause was introduced upon the third reading, and the only person who objected to it was the Hon. Member for Bath. Only fifteen Members, how ever, could be found to vote against it. The Noble and Learned Lorned said that a very great capital was invested in these concerns, and that they carried on a very great trade. He (Viscount Melbourne) would ask, why that trade should be conducted on different principles? or why Noble Lords should resist the application to this trade of those principles on which the country was anxious that, every other trade should be conducted ? All bankers were bound to register their names at the Stamp Office ; and why should the press, if it were a great trade, be con ducted on principles different from any other trade ? (Hear, hear, hear.) The Noble and Learned Lord said that many of the proprietors were women or minors. Per sons engaging in any trade were liable to these disabilities ; and he would confess that he could not see why the press should suffer injury if those who conducted it were better known.---(Hear, hear.) The Noble and Learned Lord greatly respected the Whigs of other times. He had a much greater respect for them than for those who acted in the present day—for the mysterious power— " Ipse pater, media nimborum in nocte, corusca ' Fulmina molitur dextra: quo maxima motu Terra tremit." He (Viscount Melbourne) was desirous of dispelling this nimboruni : and seeing who it was that sat on this myste rious throne, and exercised such a power in the country. —(Hear, hear, hear.) The Noble Lord said, considering the great increase of the Press, and considering the men of learning, ability, and talents connected with it, what per son could consider it derogatory to belong to it ? This was very true, and it was impossible for any man of sense to en tertain a different opinion. It was also said that parties who held Conservative principles would not have anything to do with Radical Newspapers. This also was true, but there might be men not so honourable, and he (Viscount Melbourne) presumed that it was not in support of such characters that the Noble and Learned Lord put himself forward upon the present occasion. A foolish fellow might raise himself from a humble station in life to a much higher one—such as Member for a county ; and if he were offended that his vanity was hurt or his veracity im peached by a discovery, he (Viscount Melbourne) should think that it would hardly be necessary to legislate for the purpose of affording such a person protection. He, however, wished to call the attention of the Noble and Learned Lord and of the House to the clause itself ; but at same time he must impress most anxiously upon their Lordships the effect which their rejection of the clause might have upon the whole Bill—( Hear, hear)—the in fluence which the measure itself was to have upon the state of society throughout the country, upon the state of the Press, and upon everthing connected with that subject. If, indeed, there were any such objections to the clause as had been stated by the Noble and Learned Lord—if it were likely to inflict any injury upon the liberty of the Press —ii it would be the means of introducing any tyrannical principles—if it were so inconsistent with the principles of liberty as had been represented by the Noble Lords oppo site, he undoubtedly would not support the clause, even though the consesequence should be the loss of the whole measure. But there was no real valid objection to the clause ; and, that being the case, he would beg of their Lordships to pause before they proceeded in the first in stance to hazard a measure upon the main principle of which they all agreed by adopting so rash a course as that which was now proposed.—( Hear.) , The Duke of WELLINGTON said the Noble Lord had stated to the House no very strong reasons for adopt ing the clause, founded either upon the contents of the clause itself or upon its effect on the remaining part of the measure. It was quite obvious that the clause was that which had been described by his Noble and Learned Friend ; it was a tack upon a money Bill--(Hear, hear) —it was attached to the measure for the purpose of be ing passed against certain individuals who were pro prietors of Newspapers—(Hear, hear)—but it was not a clause that was at all neceosary for the purposes of the Act., nor was it the proposition of the Government.— (Cheers.) The Noble Viscount had said that it had not been proposed in the first instance ; but they had adopted it, and he now had begged their Lordships to agree to the clause, because he urged that if they re jected it that rejection would be fatal to the Bill. He ( Lord Melbourne) had then alluded to the recommenda tion of his Noble and Learned Friend to withdraw this and bring in another Bill, and had said that another Bill could not be brought in. But if another Bill could be brought in, in God's name let them have the real Bill, containing - the intentions of the Government.—(Cheers.) Let them have the Id. duty and the drawback from the remission of the Post-office duties, which the Noble Viscount forgot to allude to in his statement of the financial effect of the measure. Let them bring in their own Bill, without this tack. That would be the usual and customary mode of proceeding; and there was time to adopt that course, if they thought fit so to do.—(Cheers.) In the speech of the Noble Viscount no answer had been given to his Noble Friends near him ; they had stated clearly the injustice that would be done to the proprietors of this species of property ; they had established a clear distinction between the clause contained in former Acts and the clause in the present Bill ; and to their objections be (the Duke of Wellington) maintained no answer had been given. It was no answer to taunt his Noble and Learned Friend with having said that he was favourable to the repeal of the whole of the stamp duties, and to ask whether he (the Duke of Wellington) would join him in that declaration. That was no answer—let the House have an answer to the objections which had been stated—(Hear, hear)—let it be shown that the clause was not foreign to the object of this Bill, that object being to remove an advantage of the pre sent proprietors by the reduction of the stamp duties to I d., and to give an advantage by the remission of the Post Office duties.—(Cheers.) He was sorry that the Govern ment should be inconvenienced by that or any other course which he might adopt ; but he certainly upon that occasion should feel it his duty to support the motion of his No 4 ble and Learned Friend.—(Cheers.) Lord LYNDHURST supposed the insinuation of the Noble Viscount referred to the Hon. Member for Berk shire ( Mr. Walter) ; but he could only tell the Noble Vis count that he did not even know the person of that Hon. Member ; he never had had communication with him on any subject ; lie had never spoken to him ; he had never seen him. With regard to verdicts against publishers, he must remind the Noble Viscount that every publisher, be fore he was allowed to publish a paper, was compelled to enter into recognizances, himself to the amount of 4001. and to procure three other sufficient securities ; and if that sum were even reduced by a verdict or otherwise, he must then again enter into new recognizances to the same amount : and he (Lord Lyndhurst) never remembered a verdict against a publisher to the amount of 4001. This clause had not been introduced until the third reading in the other House ; and when it was introduced there were not more than siety Members in the House, and it was very considerably beyond twelve o'clock.—(Hear, hear.) Their Lordships, then, he thought, could not place much reliance upon the course adopted by the other House with reference to a clause introduced at so late an hour, and in so thin an assembly.—(Cheers.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said if the House could entertain the slightest doubt as to the Tight in sviiicn that clause was to be considered, and was anxious to find something to guide it to a right - conclusion upon the sub ject, they would have it in the conduct of the Noble and Learned Lord himself, for their Lordships must remember that they had privileges to maintain as well as the other House ; and if the Noble and Learned Lord had himself thought that this clause was indeed a tack, it would have been incumbent upon him to have adopted that course by which alone they could have vindicated their own privi leges, viz., at once to have proposed the rejection of the whole measure.—(Hear.) But the clause was in iteell agreeable to the orders of the House ; and the Noble and Learned Lord could not venture to pronounce it a tack, —(Hear, hear)—and to adopt the opinion and the course which Lord Granville took upon the subject on an occasion when he opposed a Bill that also contained matters of revenue and matters of general policy. What course of proceeding did that Noble Lord pursue ? Did he go into Committee upon the Bill, and shelter himself by proposing the omission of a clause in that Com mittee ? No. Lord Granville was not , a politician of that sort —he adopted a more open and manly course than that ; he came down to their Lordships' House and at once de nounced the measure as an infringement and violation of their Lordships' privileges.—( Hear, hear.) If they were disposed to look at the question in the narrow point of view suggested by the proposition of the Noble Lord every other clause in the Bill, as well as the present, would be a tack ; he did maintain that this clause formed a legitimate part of INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. YORK AUGUST MEETING, 1838.—Finsr DA r. The Hornby Stakes of 100 sous. each, h. ft.. for two yrs old ; colts, Bst. Mb. ; fillies, bst. 21b. T. Y. C. Duke of Lceds's b. c. by Waver:ey, out of Rhodacantha ; Duke of Leeds's b. f. by Langar, dam by Reveller ; Major Yarburgh's br. c. by Voltaire, out of Laurel's dam ; Mr. Bowes's b: f. by Physi cian, out of Gilside Fairy; Mr. S. L. Fox's b. f. by Langar, out of Lady of the Tees; Lord Westminster's b. f. by Camel, out of Banter DONCASTER MEETING, 1836. The Cleveland Stakes of 25 says. each, 15 ft., and only 5 if de clared, &c., with 50 added ; second horse to save his stake. Mile. D. of Leeds's b. c. Longinus, 4 yrs., Bst. 51b; Lord Eglinton's Black Diamond, 3 yi s, 7st. 61b ; Mr. St. Paul's ro. c. by Lottery, dam by Orville, 3 yrs, 7st. ; Mr. Bell's br. f. Zebetta, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b ; Mr. Bowes's br. f. The Zegri yra, 6st. 81b. Mulcy_Moloch and the Purity colt have declared. LATEST BETTING AT YORK. 6 to 2 agst Colonel Westenra's Wedge—taken 13 to 2 agst Lord Wilton's Gladiator—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Allanson's Vulture—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Trapball—taken 9 to 1 ag►st Mr. Bird's Redshank 10 to 1 agst My. W. Scott's Brother to St. Giles 12 to I agst Mr Orde's Beeswing 12 to 4 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis 14 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Care;v 20 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Matilda colt—taken 6 to 1 agst Brother to St Giles and Carew—taken DONCASTER CUP. 2 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Queen of Trumps 4 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Touchstone—taken 5 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Hornsea These quotations are for Manchester. AQUATICS. GRAND SAILING MATCH FROM GRAVESEND TO THE NOSE LIGIIT AND BACK.—The inhabitants of Gravesend and the admirers of this beautifnl art, experienced another decided treat on Saturday in the great match for a silver cup, value 50 guineas, and a purse of 50/. added, to be sailed for by a de scription of craft unequalled in their speed, and whose cap tains are unrivalled for their superior tactics. The prizes on this occasion were the gift of Mr. Scott, the banker, who ac companied the match in the Zarama yacht. The inhabitants of Gravesend, Milton, Northileet, and the adjacent parts, poured forth their population, and many of the steamers brought down the ladies and gentlemen from London who were desir ous of witnessing this contest. The interest of this match was considerably enhanced by the circumstance of there being six boats in this contest which had sailed in the Gravesend regatta of the Loyal Britons a few days since, and on that occasion the whole of the eight boats did the distance and back so ad mirably, that only eight minutes elapsed between the arrival of the first and last. The river presented a very beautfful appear ance, and the Earl Spencer, the Eliza, the Albion, the Bri tannia, the Alert, and the Pilot cutter, all carried a tolerable burden. Their company was of the most respectable descrip tion, and many who bad anticipated the treat, and come down in the morning by the steam boats, were not a little chagrined at discovering that the yachts had been off two hours before their arrival. At a quarter to nine all the boats were at their stations but the Jane, who was very tardy in her movements. The following were placed by the unipiros— Names of Boats. Tons. Captains. Colours. Harriet ............16 J. Waters Blue White Cross. Morning Star. . 16 J. Latten Red. Maria 16 . .John C01e......... Yellow.' Industry Lady Melville 99 J Marsden. Blue. Jane ..•?1 W. Colyer.. Green. Earl Spencer l9 J. Lightfoot Purple. Defiance 14 llaj or Marshal... Blue, with a Star. The north-easterly wind was very fresh, with occasional squalls; and after two or three minutes occupied in getting all in the line, they were off. The distance was to start from Mr. Gladdish's wharf and proceed round the Nore Light, from thence round a boat moored at Northfleet, and round the Princess Royal, moored off the Custom-house. At nine o'clock the boats started, an the usual alacrity was displayed in getting them under way. The Harriet, Indus try, and Maria were all out together and in the leading place. They had to beat down against nearly a dead noser, and there was hardly an advantage until the boats were in the Lower Hope. The Harriet was there first, the Maria to leeward, and the Industry on the same board, and the Defiance last. The Maria was doing wonders, and had caught her breeze beautifully. In five minutes afterwards she passed by the two leading boats to windward, and showed them the way down the reach wonderfully. In Gravesend Reach the Lady Melville had carried away her topsail-yard, but she rigged afresh, and had very soon made up in good sail ing for her mishap, but in a few minutes afterwards she expe rienced another drawback from an accident on board, and lost her second place. At Southend the sea made, and the wind freshened. It just suited the Defiance, whose sharp face cut through the water in out-and-out style, and in ten minutes af terwards she passed the whole of' the boats to leeward. She , first rounded the Nore Light, just at 38 minutes past twelve. The Maria was two minutes afterwards, and the Melville a minute and a half after her., The Harriet and all the others were well up; in fact a quarter of an hour covered the whole. The sailing of the day might be considered ovor ; it was all running before the wind. The Maria in the first reach broke her squaresail. yard, and she had to rig afresh. In comineup, notwithstanding this accident, her crew were so alert that she maintained her second place, although hard pressed by the Lady Melville. The generalship of the captains of the two vessels reflects upon them the highest credit as sailors. They rounded the Princess Royal thus :—The Defiance first, at 38 minutes past 4 ; the Maria, 39 minutes 30 seconds past; the Melville, third, 40 minutes 45 seconds past ; the Harriet, fourth, 41 minutes 30 seconds past ; and the Industry, 43 mi nutes past. The match throughout was admirably contested. MR. ROBINSON'S MATCH FROM MARGATE TO LONDON.— It is finally settled that Lewis, the waterman, is to row with Mr. Robinson in this match, and they are both in severe training. We believe it will be rowed in one of the three last days of August (weather permitting.) They will start from Margate at an early hour on the morning of one of the above days, with,a view of getting over the worst of the diffi culties before the sun is well up. The betting is about the same as lately stated in our paper, and there arc more offers, we hear, than takers, as the chances against the rowers have now become better understood. It is, in truth, a hazardous undertaking, and the least wind must necessarily prove fatal to the match. It has been reported that they will have two boats (It larger one for the sea way, and Mr. Robinson's light oar boat for the river); but we presume that they will not encumber themselves with a heavy boat, inasmuch as they could not possibly put way enough in her, and they would, therefore, have the greater distance to row a gainst tide, and . that at a time when they must naturally be exha usted b y the ir' previous exertions. The contest for the amateur championship of the river is fixed for to-morrow. It was expected that six or seven of the Gentlemen amateurs would contend for it, but it is now thought that only tnree will take stations. Mr. Wood has had a boat laid down for the purpose. He is an admirable sculler. It is understood the celebrated Leander Club hold the sculls until the match comes off. Tna FotTa-OARED CUTTER , MJ,,Tcu.--There appears to b e censiliera t di e act cujii a ;Z:erialn e a rl the Old Diana or the New, bad the best of the recent match off Chandler's. The Old D iana's crew h ave challenged those of the New, but it i s not l ik e ly that a contest will take place. Aucima y._The Doncaster Archers dined together at their usua l place of meeting on Thursday last, when sixty ladies and gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous entertainment, Colonel Fullarton in the chair. The shooting took place after dinner, an d WAS excellent. CHESS MATCH BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS.—The pa pers have lately spoken of the challenge offered by Mr. Descha pelles to the chess players of England for a stake of 24,000 f. 1,0001.) The clubs of London have named a committee to regulate this celebrated duel, and to lay down the conditions on principles agreed upon by both parties. On Monday last M. Perical arrived in Paris from London with full powers to conclude the match. The Panorama Club immediately ap pointed a committee to confer with M. Perical. It is com posed of M. M. Louij Fould (banker), Denisart, and Dc Labourdonnais. The''French players arc to set out for Lon don immediately. -- French paper. ELOPEMENT.—Yesterday morning an elopement took place from the vicinity of Egham. The parties are a son of Mars and a lady of Egham. The gallant officer, it appears, has been staying fur some time in the neighbourhood, and succeeded in carrying off the " ladye of his love" at an early hour, between two and three in the morning. The matter, it is said, is likely to become a subject for the Gen tlemed of the Bar. The fugitives have proceeded to the Continent 'I HE SHOOTING SEAS U.N. ( From a Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser.) While serving my apprenticeship under the immortal Mey— nell, who founded the Quordon Establishment for fox-hunt ing, which, for-many years after the demise of this celebrated , sportsman, flourished with unrivalled glory, but .vhich crum bled to pieces in the hands of Mr. Osbaldeston, I had no idea 'of that interesting mountain scenery which, at no distant period afterwards, inspired me with such lively emotion. It is true I had frequently ascended the most towering or the loftiest elevations which Charnwood Forest affords,• but what are they compared with the magnificent- mountains of the North ! The mere undulations of the midland counties vanish into nothingness on the first glimpse of the lofty heights of Westmoreland ; and the impression of these is completely obliterated in the contemplation of Ben Lomond, Ben More,. or the still more towering and snow-capt Ben Nevis ! S. it may be said that, after a young sportsman has become au fait at the pursuit of the partridge, the first trip he makes to tee grouse mountains puts him out of conceit with his former diversion. In the use of the fowling-piece, grouse shooting is as superior to every other pursuit of which this extraordinary engine is susceptible, as fox-hunting is to a ring with a bare, a waddle with a stag, or a tedious paddle after an otter. • It was when hope beat high in the young breast (since which many years of disappointed expectation have rolled over my head), that I took my departure from Leicestershire for the moors and mountains of the North, to enjoy, for the first time, the animating but indescribable diversion of grouse shooting. I had heard of " cloud-capt towers," but had not seen cloud-capt hills, and for the first time beheld this interesting sight on reaching Westmoreiand. It is not possible by written description to image to the mind a correct or impressive idea of the scenery of the grouse mountains ; such, therefore, of my readers as feel an incli nation for a shooting excursion, and have not visited the moors, I advise to take the requisite trip, and feast their eyes upon views, the aspect of which can be conveyed to the mind through no other medium. The legal pursuit of that beautiful bird, the red grouse, commences on the 12th inst. (August) ; but it is not till the 18th, that the more noble game, the black cock, becomes a. le4itimate object for the sportsman. Grouse,. both red and black, are to be found in some parts of the West of England ; but not in a sufficient plenty to reward the trouble and ex pense of a journey from a distant part. A few straggling broods may be met with in some of the elevated parts of Staffordshire ; in Derbyshire, black and red grouse are more plentiful, particularly. upon the property of the Duke of Devonshire, and that of Mr. John White. A few red grouse are found on that part of the Lancashire ridge of hills, which. stretches from Harridge towards Blackstone Edge and York shire. In many parts of the last-mentioned county, as well as in Westmoreland, very good sport may be obtained with red grouse ; out I am not aware that black grouse are to be met with in these extensive districts. I never observed a black cock in any part of Westmoreland which has fallen) under my observation; while in Yorkshire, I have ranged Stainmoor, Newsham, Arkangathdale, Barningham Moors, as well as many other parts of this county, but never found a single head of black game, though I have frcqueetly met with abundance of red grouse. I have enjoyed excellent diversion on the moors and mountains of Durham, particularly in the neighbourhood of Weardale, with the birds last mentioned, but never encountered a black cock ; however, these fine birds are tolerably numerous in the northern parts of Cum berland, while abundance of common grouse are found on many of the moorlands of the same county. A trip to either of the northern counties just enumerated will be amply repaid by good sport with red grouse, which, let it not be forgotten, afford superior shooting or diversion to that obtained from the black cock, although the latter is more than double the size. There is something charmingly interesting, after a few hours diversion to place oneself upon the heathery carpet, and while swallowing a sandwich to view the wild and almost boundless expanse ! In some parts of Durham, the scenery of the Grouse Mountains ap pears with vastness and grandeur to those who contemplate it for the first time, but fades from the, recollection when the eye is directed from the summit of Ben Lomond. as well as from the tops of many other mountains in the Highlands of Scotland. And it may be further remarked, that as the scenery of the Scottish Highlands is transcendently superior to that which is presented on this side the Tweed, so the ,shooting on these sublime elevations 'may be regarded as equally superior also. Game is remarkably abundant iu many parts of this rugged, but highly-interesting country of which I am speaking, while the grouse are individually larger and finer than those bred upon the minor mountains and moors of England; owing, it would appear, to the greater extent and superior boldness of the heathery regions which it. inhabits. On several eccasions I have killed red grouse (male birds) on the English moors which weighed one pound and a half, but I have met with these birds several ounces heavier in Scot land. Similar observations will apply to the black game found on the northern and southern side of the Tweed. The extensive moors of Nithsdale, as well as many other parts of the Lowlands of Scotland, contain abundance of red and black grouse; but I never experienced half so much pleasure in ranging these parts as what I derived from pursu ing greater abundance of game amidst wilder and more magnifi cent scenery in the more northern parts of the same country. The Grampian Hills afford excellent diversion ; while iu the neighbourhood of Loch Lomond abundance of the finest black cocks in the world are to be found,.as well as plenty of red grouse. Ptarmigan (white grouse) on the upper parts of the gray mountains, while the scene is enlivened by the wild and stately stag, the beautiful and timid roe, and thus rendered more animatedly interesting. Many years have elapsed since I first visited Scotland, prior to which I had no idea that the noble eagle was so common an inhabitant of the country ; but in all that rugged region which stretches from Ben Lomond to the Lochaber mountains in clusively, eagles may generally be seen hovering at an im mense height over these Alpine heights. The golden eagle'is amongst the several varieties of this bird found in the High lands of S.mtland. Perthshire and Inverness-shire are remarkably rugged, but afford excellent shooting; game is abundant in Ross-shire and Sutherlandshire ; but beyond the Ord of Caithness the black cock is no long,ei to be found; the roe, or the wild deer, no longer animates the landscape. However, the moorlands of this county arc well steeled with red grouse, and one of the pleasantest day's diversion, I ever enjoyed was on the beautiful mourn of Dale, fourteen miles from Thurso, the northern point: of the country. I also found white grouse on the abrupt hills near the sea shore in this county. Much very beautiful scenery is presented to the eye both in Ross-shire and Sutherlandsliire, particularly in the neighbour hood of Borrodale in the latter county; but the magnificent wildness of many other parts, particularly in sections of Glen gary's country, appeared infinitely more interesting. . The mode of visiting Scotland is rendered as eligible as possible by means of the various steamers ; the sportsman may be thus pleasantly conveyed, dogs and all, from London to Old Reikie, and thence by similar means to Cromarty, where he will be landed, as it were, in the middle of the Highlands. Red grouse are found on the Welsh mountains; but the shooting which the principality affords is scarcely worth notice, at least in this place. Common moor game is found thinly scattered in some parts of Ireland. Although the Highlands of Scotland stand so superlatively pre-eminent in regard to shooting, I do not recollect having ever observed what an English sportsman would call a good dog in the possession of a native of the country, of a person, at least who resided constantly in the Highlands. Generally speaking, they prefer the setter to the pointer, merely because they do not understand the mode of procuring or producing the latter dog in perfection. lam quite willing to admit that the heavy, lumbering, s urly-tempered Spaniard, with widely spread feet, crooked legs, and " out at the elbows," would make but a poor figure on the grouse mountains ; he would be brought to a stand in two hours ; but place something like the head of this dog on a frame, bony, wiry, and every way calcu lated for activity and endurance, like some of our highly im proved English pointers, and you have an animal much supe rior to the setter in nose or acuteness of the olfactory organs; much superior in steadiness, and capable of going through as much, if not, more, exertion or fatigue. Though plenty of dogs are requisite for grouse -shooting in general, yet, on our next visit to Scotland, we shall take two only—since, in many parts of the Highlands, game in so plentiful that sufficient may be procured in two or three hours to satisfy an ordinary incli nation. I have repeatedly left my quarters about ten o'clock in the morning, bagged ten or twelve brace, and sat down to dinner about three. Such, to me, is the very perfection of shooting. Those who visit the. English moors should consider the brandy-flask as an indispensable appendage ; in Scotland the mountain-dew forms an excellent substitute. Those who feel desirous to drink whiskey in perfection, will scarcely accom plish the gratification, unless they visit the Highlands. I was never able. to obtain the genuine usquebaugh but amidst this hills where it is manufactured. • It is rumoured that the two rival suitors for th e highest and fairest hand in the kingdom have returned horn° without making any durable impression upon the heart of the interesting Lady in question. Sißt.l2Tril Ar s 11;:7 . Esq. was in the act of loading an' air gun he was about to use, the gun went off upon the half cock, and the ball entered the thick part of the thumb. Colonel Packe officiated for the High Sheriff at the Assizes, in consequeuce of the accident to which we have above referred.—Norwich Mercury. .FRANCE.—The triumphal arch lately inaugurated had-not proved a source of triumph to all the military French. Captains and Generals pour in complaints that their names have been omitted in the inscription, which is, nevertheless, very co mprehensive. A committee has been appointed to sa tisfy these candidates for fame. HoRsEWHIPPING AN EDITOR.—When the Rev. Henry Bate Dudley had the management of the Morniug Herald, a person, whose name had been mentioned in the fashionable information, called to know the name of .the writer. He addressed the Rev. Editor, and complained of what he considered a calumny. Brandishing a stout cudgel, he said his intention was to inflict chastisement on the editlr, unless.he received the satisfaction he required. " You shall have satisfaction,".said the Doctor. " Wait a few moments." He then went up to the press-room, and calling the men, told them he had been threatened by a person in consequence of an article which had appeared in the paper. " Now," continued the Doctor, "you must satisfy him; get your blacking-balls well covered with ink, and come down to my room." Thev obeyed his instruction, and f,,llow•cd him clown `• Now, Sir," said the Doctor, "you may e:sere 111 your cudgel ; these men arc ready for you." Before the stranger could make an answer, the .-printers attacked him right and left with their halls;and -drove him cut of the .. office into the street.